Rooms

Of Saint John Perse’s many pseudonyms, we have chosen Saint Léger Léger for this suite, – a name destined for the height of discreet elegance. Its rigorous geometric forms take in a tangram puzzle of taupe-coloured leather in an elegant atmosphere of charcoal velvet.

A row of suspension lights – in the form of cages open wide to the power of the imagination – enhance the contemporary poetic feel of the place. This light-filled suite, with double exposure, on both the Rue des Guillemites and Rue Sainte-Croix-de- la-Bretonnerie, holds the key to a secret balcony overlooking the courtyard – ideal for getting away from it all.

Which other stage legend, with his hypnotic gaze and iguana looks could take refuge here? An aesthete who draws his inspiration from trompe-l’oeil lavish silk flower curlicues. An artist who would happily hum a solar rhythmic chord while relaxing in an armchair, all to himself.

Unless, of course, he opens the windows onto the vibrant world outdoors, in the very heart of the Marais quarter. This shimmering suite is decorated in bold cadmium yellow, appointed with lush wood panelling, to create a treasure trove of pedigree and distinction.

Since King Edward III’s reign, the name John Doe has been used for people who cannot be identified. Whoever you may be, you can be whoever you want. Enjoy the exquisite pleasure of slipping incognito into this suite which covers your tracks and blurs the boundaries between 16th-century Epicureanism, mother-of-pearl, pixel-effect graphics, luscious woodwork and raw concrete.

A silky silhouette casts mysterious shadows here, with a radically minimalistic metallic echo there, while elsewhere opalescent velvet envelopes light fittings redolent of the “sweet” Fifties. A dream journey that takes in refinement at its most serene and mystifying, with a sheer, gentle, heady view over the rooftops of Paris as its only compass bearing.